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From Naseby to the worlds for Australia's curling elite

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Alexia Anderson

23 May 2024, 7:00 PM

From Naseby to the worlds for Australia's curling eliteAustralia's 2024 Mixed Doubles National Champions Tahli Gill (left) and Dean Hewitt (centre) are presented with their trophy by national coach Perry Marshall. PHOTO: Curling Australia

Australia’s newest curling champions have been revealed following the country’s two-week-long national competition, hosted in Naseby.


A full itinerary of events took place at Naseby’s indoor curling rink from May 13 to 22, to determine what teams would make it to their respective world championship events over the coming months.



Australia’s national curling coach Perry Marshall said the event is always a “marathon”, given the amount of games that need to be played and the number of teams competing.


There were 30 draws over 10 days.


“[It’s] a lot of games over that period of time.”



While that made for a hectic couple of weeks, the end result was always worth it, he said.


“I was very pleased.


“[There was] a lot of great curling out there, a lot of wonderful shots made from teams of all levels of skill and ability.”


Ultimately, the best teams were brought to the forefront, or as Perry puts it “the cream rises to the top”.



“And, I think we’ve done that very well with the teams representing Australia going forward.”


The winners of the men’s and women’s pan continental will compete in Alberta, Canada in late October.


Winners of the mixed fours will compete at the worlds in Aberdeen, Scotland in early October and the mixed doubles will compete at the worlds in April, next year, but a location has yet to be confirmed.


For a full list of results visit Australia’s national curling website.


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